President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan will resign before the coming Monday and an interim setup will come in place with the Taliban having a share in the new setup, according to our sources. This comes in after the Taliban made rapid advancements to surround the Ghani administration and take a… Continue reading Afghanistan: Ghani to resign before Monday – Sources
The Taliban have taken control of their 11th provincial capital in less than a week since their sweeping offensive began last Friday. Ghazni had fallen earlier today and chances for a Taliban takeover of Kabul over the next week have significantly grown. Heavy fighting had already been reported in Kandahar… Continue reading Afghanistan: Provincial capital Herat falls
Stanford is one of the first universities to require weekly COVID tests for vaccinated students. This being a major reversal from its previous decision that did not require vaccinated students to be tested weekly. In a letter to students the University said it is ensuring steps that would limit the… Continue reading Weekly COVID tests mandatory for students; goodbye nostrils
Lex Scott, president of BLM’s Utah chapter announced her resignation after receiving countless “death threats” as a result of her inflammatory Facebook post which had her call the American flag “a symbol of hatred.” She made the post a day after the Fourth of July and went on to declare… Continue reading BLM Utah president resigns
Thursday – The Taliban have captured their 10th provincial capital in less than a week, after the launch of the second phase of their attacks that focused on major cities. Another loss for the Afghan government and army after the replacement of their army chief. With this development, it is… Continue reading Afghanistan: Ghazni falls
The Afghan Government has replaced its army chief after losing over eight provincial capitals in a matter of days since the Taliban launched the second phase of their attack last Friday. The Afghan army is busy defending Kandahar, Mazar-e-Sharif and Ghazni, three major cities which might fall into Taliban hands… Continue reading Afghanistan: Army chief replaced as Taliban advance
Estranged New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has finally announced his resignation after losing all support from allies upon the release of the damning report probing his alleged sexual harassment of 11 women. Calls for his resignation had grown and his impeachment was imminent after the State Assembly was about to… Continue reading New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns
Roberta Kaplan, the Time’s Up board’s co-chairman has resigned after it was revealed in the report published by the New York Attorney General that Kaplan was involved in reviewing a draft of an op-ed that was going to attack Cuomo’s first accuser Lindsey Boylan. Kaplan who is a well-known progressive… Continue reading Sex Harassment: Time’s Up’s Kaplan resigns; had ties to Cuomo
Monday – The sixth provincial capital has fallen, this time in a rare move with the city surrendering after the Taliban entered without a will to fight. The tribal elders had reportedly requested them to spare the city, according to the AFP news agency. Afghanistan’s Tolo News reported that the… Continue reading Afghanistan: Provincial capital Aybak surrenders
One of estranged Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aides has resigned following the release of the incriminating report that has left his administration’s response to the allegations and their toxic environment exposed. Melissa DeRosa, one of Cuomo’s top aides was spearheading the containment of the sexual harassment scandal and is infamously… Continue reading Cuomo Sex Harassment: Top aide and pillar of toxicity resigns